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Overview

Tuition $41,720
Licensure pass rate (2024) 97.44%
Accreditor CCNE
Duration 4 years
A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Saint Francis University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 3.0
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts

Four-year BSN admission: 3.0 GPA with 1080 SAT or 21 ACT, or 3.0 GPA alone under test-optional review. Rolling admission with hard deadlines of January 1 for spring start and August 1 for fall start (suggested May 1 of senior year). NCLEX first-time pass rate 97.44% in 2024 (39 takers), five-year average 93.83% per https://www.francis.edu/nursing-undergraduate.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Saint Francis University. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

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Application basics

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Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.